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Friday, July 04, 2008

Refashioned

Last week walking through the subway, I saw a young woman wearing an a-line print skirt that had a band at the hem that was a totally different color than any of the colors in the skirt. At first it was a little jarring to the eye but the look stuck with me.

Today I was hanging up clothes in the closet and I happened onto some skirts that I made about five years ago from my favorite TNT skirt pattern. I have been hesitant to ditch them because they are perfectly good skirts, just not right for my current work environment. They are made from some cotton pique prints that I got during a fabric shopping extravangza with friends to JoMars in Philadelphia.

So I started with this long, ankle-length, bias cut skirt:

And after a trip to the fabric closet...I'm starting to believe that I have a little of everything in there...I ended up with this:

I added a 4 inch band of yellow linen to the bottom of the skirt. So with a little time and effort, I now have a great skirt to wear on fridays. I can just add a white twinset and I'll be all set!

I'm home for the next few days and have a few more dresses that I want to crank out so look for them!

And does a refashioned item count as a finished item?...Just wondering...

The revision looks modern and fashion forward. You highlighted one of this summer's colors--yellow! I think that this counts, I mean, you did make the skirt several years ago, so this is just an added edit ;) . Great job!

Wow, I can't believe the difference! Now the skirt looks totally fresh and new - amazing. You are tall though so I am wondering how well this would work for short little me...I'll have to test it out. I hear ya about having a "little bit of everything" in the stash - mine is actually starting to scare me a little. I need to do more sewing and less shopping!

Great idea! You should sign up for Wardrobe Refashioning site; it's all about what you have done there. I just signed up, so we will see what we do. I have a maternity dress I am going to cut into for a blouse (the bust fits fine and sleeves are already set in, so I will see what I can fashion from a BWOF pattern cutting it down, darts, etc. And, yes it counts, you used up stash to make the band.